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A study recently published in Clinical Spine Surgery examined posterior lumber fusion using PEEK rods.

Spine surgeons are continually facing dwindling reimbursement and payers are throwing more roadblocks their way. The claims process is often a trying experience, and can seem quite hopeless after hour-long phone calls and no money coming in the door.

The American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society named Jeffrey E. Johnson, MD, president.

Here are eight orthopedic surgeons involved in humanitarian care in 2016.

Arnold K. Cohn, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon practicing at Chicago-based Illinois Bone & Joint Institute. He also serves as a clinical associate professor of orthopedics at Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine in Maywood, Ill., and director of orthopedic…

The first cases using Smith & Nephew's NAVIO Surgical System to implant the JOURNEY II BCS and CR total knee systems have been completed.

Orthofix received regulatory approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare for its the PHOENIX Minimally Invasive Spinal Fixation System.

Wilmington, N.C.-based OrthoWilmington; Asheville, N.C.-based Blue Ridge Bone and Joint; Alexander, N.C.-based Carolina Orthopaedic Specialists; and Durham, N.C.-based Triangle Orthopaedic Associates have joined together to form a new practice — EmergeOrtho.

Zimmer Biomet further embraced value-based care yesterday when the company launched a suite of clinical services and technologies to assist hospitals and medical practices in making the transition.

Headquartered in Germany, curasan named oral surgeon Gregor Thomas, PhD, medical director.